INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – Japan lost 3-1 to Iran in the men’s volleyball final at the Asian Games on Friday, failing to defend the title it won four years ago in Guangzhou, China.
Iran, led by Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi’s 22 points, took the first set 28-26 before Japan won the second 25-23 to even the score.
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